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package com.rccloud.gwtproxyc.shared;

/**
 * Field converter interface, it used to convert the value of field between
 * domain object and GWT object
 */
public interface ProxyConverter {

	/**
	 * Convert from the value of the field of entity object to the value of the
	 * field of GWT object
	 * 
	 * @param proxyFieldClass
	 *            class type of GWT object field
	 * @param object
	 *            the value of a field of entity object
	 * @return the value of a field of GWT object
	 */
	public Object convertToProxy(Class<?> proxyFieldClass, Object object);

	/**
	 * 
	 * Convert from the value of the field of GWT object to the value of the
	 * field of entity object
	 * 
	 * @param object
	 *            the value of a field of GWT object
	 * @return the value of a field of entity object
	 */
	public Object convertFromProxy(Object object);
}
